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WCSC Summer 2021 hosts full house with wide-ranging internships

July 13, 2021Last updated July 21, 2021 by EMU Communications

This summer, students are shooting films, nursing human and wildlife patients back to health, and providing Spanish language translation throughout the city of Washington DC. These internships and more are

Six Royals named VaSID Academic All-State

June 21, 2021Last updated June 29, 2021 by Moderator

Six EMU student-athletes have been named to the Academic All-State Team by the Virginia Sports Information Directors (VaSID). A total of 220 student-athletes representing 37 colleges and universities across the

‘Peacebuilder’ podcast: Ben Bergey and the peacebuilding powers of music

May 19, 2021Last updated June 9, 2021 by Randi B. Hagi

On this week’s episode of Peacebuilder podcast, Professor Benjamin Bergey speaks with host Patience Kamau MA ’17 about peacebuilding through music, and how working with intercultural youth ensembles inspired him

Hot topics: Five spring semester discussion groups focus on faith, race, and gender

April 21, 2021Last updated April 29, 2021 by Randi B. Hagi and Lauren Jefferson

EMU’s campus community entered into a wave of critical discussions about faith, race, and gender this semester. Three book clubs emerged independently, while yet another reading group and a film

EMU announces community organizing and development minor

April 11, 2021Last updated April 13, 2021 by Randi B. Hagi

“Community organizing is fundamentally a project of power-building within and among groups of people marginalized from existing power structures,” says Professor Ryan Good, co-director of the Washington Community Scholars’ Center

EMU honors ten seniors with Cords of Distinction

April 5, 2021Last updated May 4, 2021 by EMU communications

Ten graduating seniors are the 2021 Cords of Distinction recipients. They will receive blue and gold cords signifying their achievement to wear with other academic regalia to the Cords of

Writers Read panel to discuss ‘Children’s Literature for Challenging Times’

March 31, 2021Last updated April 12, 2021 by EMU communications

Eastern Mennonite University hosts a panel on “Empowering Children’s Literature for Challenging Times” Sunday, April 11, at 3 p.m. The panel will include authors and educators who have conducted research

WCSC interns work in food access, end-of-life care, zoos and more

March 24, 2021Last updated April 1, 2021 by Randi B. Hagi

This semester, students are mapping racially restrictive deeds, nursing and caring for the most vulnerable patients, improving food access in food apartheid areas, and monitoring zoo animals – all through the

Royals Athlete of the Week honorees talk senior seasons and future plans

March 8, 2021Last updated April 1, 2021 by EMU communications

With EMU Athletics back in action this semester, so too is the Royals Athlete of the Week award. So far three of the five honorees are seniors, and their Q

New concentration focuses on transforming conflict through music

March 8, 2021Last updated March 22, 2021 by EMU communications

A new concentration at Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) combines the disciplines of music and peacebuilding to equip students to creatively transform conflict and promote intercultural intelligence. This interdisciplinary program will

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